SURREY SCHOOLS TEACHER-LIBRARIANS
HOLD 6 CORE VALUES
COMMUNITY |
LEADERSHIP |
TRANSLITERACY |
LIFELONG LEARNING |
INTELLECUTAL FREEDOM |
RELEVANT RESOURCES |
Community: We value connection
Our Goals: Teacher-librarians will cultivate community in the LLC and participate in developing community within their school, Surrey and globally.
We will:
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engage with appropriate community programs and agencies to provide students extended learning opportunities
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explore avenues for virtual connections
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encourage a cooperative learning environment that is inclusive and supportive of all members to empower the school-community
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connect with students to cultivate lifelong learning
Leadership: We transform learning
Our Goal: Teacher-librarians provide leadership in their school communities and are dedicated to professional learning, Surrey’s priority practices and sharing these through collaboration.
We will:
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engage in ongoing professional development
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create opportunities to share professional learning with our teaching peers
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develop a core understanding and proficient use of Surrey’s Priority Practices (instructional design, quality assessment, curriculum design, social emotional learning)
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support teachers through collection development, resource curation, networking, mentoring, physical and virtual LLC
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support students through experiential learning experiences, collection development, access, a variety of programs, physical and virtual LLC
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incorporate school goals in to our daily practice
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be instructional partners with teachers in collaboration
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provide opportunities to connect members of the school community
Transliteracy: We believe that literacy, in all its forms, is the foundation for all other learning
Our Goal: We will equip students to read, write, listen, interpret and think critically when using all kinds of media, including digital resources and platforms.
We will:
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foster a love of reading in our school community (e.g. book promotion, clubs, and school wide reading programs)
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emphasize the value of literacy by demonstrating its connection to the world around us
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assist students in discovering enjoyable reading material at their level
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aid staff in gathering print and digital resources to support classroom learning
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promote best practices for:
accessing, using and thinking critically about information, and academic integrity (plagiarism/ethical use) and citation
Lifelong Learning: We are committed to equipping students with lifelong learning skills by promoting a school culture that nurtures learning and developing during all stages of life
Our Goal: We will empower lifelong learners to be self-motivated to investigate, question, examine and take risks in expanding new ideas, knowledge and understandings.
We will:
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lead the school community in the design of information literacy learning strategies and processes in order to empower independent learners.
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provide experiential learning opportunities to promote ownership of learning.
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emphasize the value of imagination and curiosity.
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nurture learning experiences that invite creativity and innovation.
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encourage active learners to be independent thinkers and decision makers to promote critical thinking skills.
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support a culture of inquiry by fostering an environment of investigation, exploration and reflection.
Intellectual Freedom: We are committed to the defense and promotion of intellectual freedom. Teacher-librarians are committed to the conviction that education, not censorship, is the key to helping students to be successful in critically and thoughtfully acquiring, analyzing and synthesizing information.
Our Goal: We will provide students with the opportunity to choose books they are interested in and maintain a collection of varied reading materials that are representative of the diversity of thoughts, views, ideas and expressions in our school and global community.
We will:
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use our professional judgement to choose materials for the school library collection.
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use recognized selection tools to evaluate materials for suitability based on the needs of their user community.
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defend the rights of students to access materials including those which some elements of society may consider to be unconventional, unpopular or unacceptable.
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avoid applying personal bias to collection development.
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evaluate non-print resources by the same criteria as print resources.
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follow the procedure outlined by the School District in the event of a challenged resource.
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support students' rights to personal privacy and anonymity in borrowing.
Relevant Resources: We believe that access to a current, comprehensive, culturally relevant and responsive collection that demonstrates respect for the diversity of the school community creates valuable learning opportunities and improves student engagement.
Our Goal: We will curate collections that ensure equitable access to information, quality reading materials, technology and learning opportunities for all members of the school community.
We will:
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curate collections that provide equal access to all members of the school community regardless of ability and/or socio-economic considerations.
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curate collections that encourage free inquiry.
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curate collections that support knowledge acquisition and the development of critical thinking skills.
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curate collections that support the development of literature appreciation and a love of reading.
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select materials to enrich the curriculum and support all learners.
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curate and promote resources that support global connectedness and good citizenship.
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regularly evaluate and re-evaluate collections to ensure the resources are up to date and continue to meet the needs of the user community.
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curate collections that include a variety of formats and adapt these collections to reflect changes in the needs of the school community.
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collaborate with members of the school community to ensure the collection is meeting their needs.
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responsibly allocate district funds in developing the Library Learning Commons collection.